n. Darkness; gloom; murk. “In mirk and mire.” Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Murky. ] Dark; gloomy; murky. Spenser. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Dark; gloomy; murky. [ Archaic ] Spenser. --
a. Dark; gloomy. See Murky. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
n. A forced or affected smile; a simper. [ 1913 Webster ]
The bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Nice, ; smart; spruce; affected; simpering. “So smirk, so smooth.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. With smirking; with a smirk. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Smirk; smirking. [ 1913 Webster ]